Math Blaster 1st Grade

by Vivendi Universal

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00001XDWU
• Item model number: 4574
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 24, 1999
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,892 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

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This all new Math Blaster 1st Grade is packed with well-designed, entertaining math activities. This time, the Blaster Pals are found at the Intergalactic Zoo where children play with and care for the unusual creatures. Kids measure out food for the critters using scales, or set clocks to the times that the animals have to bathe. In another activity, children race dinosaur-like creatures who catch answers to addition problems with their lizard-like tongues. Most of the games are followed by additional activities that reinforce other math concepts. For instance, after children measure out the food for the critters, they have to count coins to buy the food and then feed it to the animals. As kids play, they earn printable Animal Trading Cards. In addition to the main activities, children will also enjoy the zoo hut where they'll find the open-ended Blaster Math Board with numbers, letters, words and shapes with which to experiment. They'll also find printable math worksheets and other projects. Weaknesses of this entertaining set of math games are few. The clock hands were hard to manipulate in the Clockidile game, but this didn't stop kids from playing repeatedly. The record keeping is comprehensive and the graphics, sounds and navigation features are all unusually good. The variety of activities and the excellent design make this program a real winner.
Teaches: skip counting, measurement, time, addition, subtraction, money
Age Range: 6, 7 Copyright © 2000 Children's Software Revue

Amazon.com Review

The Blaster learning series has long been popular with children and parents because of its award-winning combination of comprehensive curriculum skills and visually exciting graphics. In Math Blaster for First Grade, children are introduced to measuring and comparison, time, sequencing, addition and subtraction, and story problems.

Like all programs in this series, it manages to totally avoid boring old "skill and drill" and launches kids into an exciting gamelike environment that doesn't feel like homework. Whether this program is introduced at the beginning of the school year or later as a summer refresher, you'll find it appropriate for most first graders, as it includes five different levels of difficulty. And with 150 different lessons and over 1,000 problems and puzzles to solve there's more than enough to keep children interested.

There are also lots of helpful tips that are great for encouraging those who need that extra bit of instruction. By using "Parent Tracker," it's easy for you to view and monitor your child's progress, and there are printable certificates for positive reinforcement. Whether you child is struggling in math, or in need of new challenges, Math Blaster is sure to provide your first grader with hours of both learning and fun. --Jill Lightner

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't go wrong with this purchase!, June 19, 2000

By 

Matthew H. Reed - See all my reviews

This review is from: Math Blaster 1st Grade (CD-ROM)

I have purchased almost all of the "Blaster" titles (Reading Blaster, Math Blaster, etc) and they are all excellent! You can't go wrong with these! These are truly "Edutainment". Games that just happen to teach at the same time. My daughter loves them and with their help is reading at a fourth grade level - and she's in 1st grade. All the games in the Blaster series keep the same recognizable characters. All have great songs that the kids love.

A++ In my book!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fun Math Learing tool, June 16, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Math Blaster 1st Grade (CD-ROM)

This teaches children good math skills in a fun sort of way and does not make it feel like a homework. My daughter likes zoo animals very much, so she really likes to play with this software.She loves the feeding time and bath time for the animals, loves chasing the animals arround.

What I like as a parent is the parent traker option where I can track the childs progress. This is a must have Software. Really fun and good graphics and setup.Must say the Blaster series have done a good job again.